The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-01
ONLY THIRTEEN YEARS MORE
Until the World is Wiped 0ut-SO
Says Rev. Baxter.

Rev. NJ. Baxter, London, Eng, a
heavy-built man with blue eyes, and a
full brown beard, lectured on the Sec
ond Advent, in Market Hall yesterday
afternoon. All about the stage were
hung gorgeous pictures in red and yell
low colors, depicting such scenes as the
maker supposed the prophetic visions
of Daniel, Zachariah and St. John
brought before their eyes. They repre-
scented strange beasts, demons and men,
with ordinations of all three, in start
ling prominence. In one of them was
depicted the "woe of 200 900 000 fire
breathing demons Staying one-third CT
the human race, about 1608-99," in
which host of fierce looking
men were riding at full tilt on
bareback horses, from whose nos
tri,s came streaks of fire and clouds
of smoke. Another represented the
on ferce-looking animal, from whose
directions. Another was miIltnnial
SCcuG, hAoIS u llGblO SLllu w DIS SbIOhlUR
the shaggy name of a ferce-looking
lion, while other wild beasts sported
near by. Another represented knight
on black charger with q drawn sword,
dashing through cloud of dust, fire
and smoke. And yet another was a
representative of Christ, in snowy gar
ments. on spotted horse, riding in
triumph through the clouds that rolled
10 be IF frc.ro
the horses hoofs. Directly over the
center of the platform hung a map,
showing the present boundary lines of
the countries of Asia Minor, Northern
Africa and Europe, Mr.. Baxter held q
long pointer in his hand and spoke for
an hour or more in tone that was
rather a high tenor. About $50 per-
sons sat in front of him.
The speaker went over the prophecies
OF Daniel, and from large picture of
the prophetic man, with loins of brass
spoken of in the Book of Daniel, drew
the inference that there would soon be
a general overturning of kingdoms in
Europe, bloody wars and the final
resurrection at about the year 1900.
The word pictures of the carnage in
Europe in the next two or three years
were as red as the fire in the picture of
the million demons, and the final
scene SIS mild and peaceful as the scene
where the little child played with the
lions name.
IT IS COMING SOON.
within three years. said he,
Europe will be torn with q sanguinary,
cruel, dreadful, relentless war between
France and Germany, in which, strange
as it may seem, France is to be the
conqueror. Little do the citizens of
France and Germany, sitting quietly in
their homes this Sunday afternoon .knc v
what is in their future. They think
they may live long years of happiness
perhaps. But in two or three years
they must die, By bullets, by cannon
balls and by bayonets. They must die,
perish, be gathered to their fathers
and shuttle off this mortal coil. You
in this country may well be thankful
that you are so far from the scene of
carnage. But the horrors of war will
come upon this country in about twelve
years. Socialism is gaining ground,
and in a few years it will burst in q
roaring, seethipg, kissing, boiling food
and flow over this fair country. And
in about ten years everybody will be
caught up. 1t is disputed whether the
dead shall rise as cloud, an exhalta-
ton, mist from the earth, or whether
there will be an actual breaking of
tombstones and a breaking up of
graves. The stone was rolled away
from the tomb OF Lazarus before he